Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship be discharged from further consideration of S. 416 and the bill be referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The…

This list includes our Nation's energy and mineral producers, the people who keep our lights on, who provide fuel for our vehicles, and who construct everything from semiconductors to skyscrapers. The American Petroleum Institute, the…

Mr. President, we are coming to the end of debate on the disapproval resolution for the BLM Planning 2.0 Rule. I would like to take just a few minutes to highlight the very broad support it has drawn here on Capitol Hill but really across…

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that at 3:45 p.m. today, there be 15 minutes of debate remaining on H.J. Res. 44, equally divided in the usual form. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Discharge and…

Mr. President, I am pleased the Senate is at the point we are this morning. Last night, we agreed to proceed to consideration of H.J. Res. 44, which will overturn the Bureau of Land Management's Planning 2.0 Rule. The House has considered…

Mr. President, the matter pending before the Senate this morning is the nomination of Rick Perry to be Secretary of Energy, and I have come to the floor to speak to that nomination. As with Representative Zinke, whom we confirmed to be…

Mr. President, I reserve the right to object. I want to make sure we do have locked in at 1:45 a vote on confirmation of Rick Perry to be Secretary of Energy. The PRESIDING OFFICER. We do.

As long as I still have about a minute prior to that vote, I have no objection. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

Mr. President, as we near the vote on the nomination of Governor Rick Perry to be our next Secretary of Energy, I want to again reiterate my support for his confirmation. As I mentioned earlier, Governor Perry has devoted his life to…

Mr. President, we have the nomination of Representative Ryan Zinke to be the Secretary of the Interior as the business before the body today, and I wish to spend a few moments this afternoon speaking about him, his qualifications, and why…

Mr. President, pursuant to rule XXVI, paragraph 2, of the Standing Rules of the Senate, on behalf of myself and Senator Cantwell, I ask unanimous consent that a copy of the rules of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for the…

Thank you, Mr. President. I come to the floor this morning to speak on the resolution of disapproval that is before us, but I want to make just a few comments following my colleague, the minority whip. I am pleased to hear him say that he…